Karlovic at 500 is shameful, though him being involved in many long ones is NID

Montanes is such a mental GOAT

Surprised Bellucci is so high and Djokovic so low

03-04-2014 04:22 PM

Litotes

Re: Tie-break's stuff

Great work as always, Voo

No surprise Karlovic played more than anyone else. A bit surprising to see Djokovic on 50,8%, though.

03-04-2014 03:24 PM

Voo de Mar

Re: Tie-break's stuff

Tie-breaks with two changes of ends at least (before Monte Carlo 2014)

[tie-breaks '8/6' and longer...]

Below a record-list of 55 best-active & 82 non-active guys ("best" by my criteria), who have played at least 100 main-level tournaments.

I'd propose a term "standard tie-break" for most tie-breaks we witness & it's quite broad term because stretches between 7/0 & 7/5 scores. No matter whether it's 7/0 or 7/5, in both cases (and four others in between), there's only one change of ends (at 3-all, 4:2, 5:1 or 6:0). Vast majority of tie-breaks that everyone experiences over the course of his career, I'd call "standard ones".
How to call longer than standard ones? This is what I propose focusing on number of points not the time of play:

The most tie-breaks played in a career: 528 - Roger FedererThe most tie-breaks won in a career: 343 - Roger Federer The most tie-breaks won within a season: 41 - John Isner (2012)The most tie-breaks won in a row: 18 - Andy Roddick (2007)The most tie-breaks lost in a row: 17 - Robin Haase (2012-13)The most tie-breaks played in one event: 11 - Goran Ivanisevic (Wimbledon 1998)The most tie-breaks won in one event: 8 - G.Ivanisevic (Wimbledon '98), W.Arthurs (Wimbledon '99), N.Djokovic (Wimbledon '07)The most tie-breaks played in a row in consecutive sets: 7 - Ivo Karlovic (2003-04) & Marat Safin (2004) The most tie-breaks won in a row in consecutive sets: 4 - a few playersThe most tie-breaks lost in a row in consecutive sets: 6 - David Wheaton (1989)The most tie-breaks won in the 5th set: 4 - Marat Safin & Aaron Krickstein Most lost: 4 - Ivan LendlThe most tie-breaks won in the deciding 3rd set: 34 - Ivo Karlovic, 33 - Carlos Moya & Ivan Ljubicic Most lost: 31 - SafinThe most tie-breaks won in the deciding set in a row : 17 - Carlos Moya (2002-2008)The most matches won in a row after 3rd set TB in consecutive matches: 5 - John Isner (Washington 2007)